City designates western side of Orlis Cox Field for debris dumping
Itawa Herald reports city public works director Andy Haney designates Cox Field west side for dumping trees and limbs. Residents may haul their debris there or have city crews pick up street debris. a chipper will grind wood into chips and be available for collection, with loading help offered. Be careful to avoid injuries during loading and hauling.
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Orlis Cox Field
Andy Haney
City Public Works
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Haney
Cox Field
Lebris
Church seeks volunteers for First Methodist Jette cleanup
The First Methodist Jette suffered storm damage Monday and church leaders seek volunteer names. Rev Kent Melcher says the insurer will pay for all cleanup hours, and 70 or more volunteers rotated through the day with about 50 present at times. Contact the church at 242-1419.
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Kent Melcher
Melcher
Board Surrenders Rail Right of Way to State
Ottawa Board of Education signed a quit-claim deed Monday night renouncing any claim to the railroad right-of-way now the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail. The move clears the title to the old middle school pending plans for the historic building, sparking community push to save and reuse it with local arts groups cited as successful precedents.
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Jeannette Lowry
Lowry
Carnegie Cultural Center
Ottawa Community Art Center
Suzuki Strings
Carnegie
Lightning strikes Leavenworth's St. Joseph Church during sermon
AP reports a Sunday lightning bolt hit the 1860s St. Joseph Catholic Church in Leavenworth, striking a ceiling lightning rod and lighting the nave. Minor damage included plaster loss and two small flash burns as Rev. Terry Cyr described the dramatic moment and his sermon.
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Terry Cyr
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Cyr
Red Sea
Plane crash in Kansas prompts federal probe
A two seat kit plane piloted by 51 year old Frank Pechanec crashed in a Rush County field near La Crosse Kansas. Authorities say the craft went down around noon Saturday, with wreckage found Sunday after noon. National Transportation Safety Board teams investigated but had not determined a cause.
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Kansas
Frank Pechanec
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Pechanec
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